1868 – New England Tragedies – Longfellow | First Edition, Salem Witch Trials

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For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

More known for works such as Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow did compose other long dramatic poems that have become an important part of Longfellows bibliography. The New England Tragedies is two dramas, each of which are written in five acts: John Endicott and Giles Corey of the Salem Farms – a story referencing the Salem Witch Trials. This 1868 first edition is a first printing.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The New England tragedies

Author(s): Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Publisher: Boston: Ticknor and Fields

Edition: First edition, first printing, 1868.

Binding: Hardcover

Format: (8vo), single volume

Size: 7in x 5in (18cm x 13cm)

Collation: 179, [1] pp.

Contents Include:

John Endicott

Giles Corey of the Salem Farms

Colonial New England history

Salem witch trial themes

Reference(s): BAL 12150

Condition:

Very Good. Hardcover binding remains tight and secure with gilt retained on the front cover. Corners remain generally strong. Pages remain clean and legible with no major loss noted.

Why Collect This?

First edition first printing Longfellow work

Includes two dramatic poems in five acts

Connected to Salem witch trial history

Item Number: #50450

Condition

Very Good. Hardcover binding remains tight and secure with gilt retained on the front cover. Corners remain generally strong. Pages remain clean and legible with no major loss noted.

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1868 – New England Tragedies – Longfellow | First Edition, Salem Witch Trials

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